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NBA MVP winners not defined by rugged ‘D’ Kawhi Leonard is again in the conversation for the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award, though it’s a long shot that he will actually win it. Though defense wins games and is one of the most important things that a player can do on the court, the effort and energy spent on the defensive end prevent him from having some of the ridiculously flashy stat lines that some of his colleagues amass …

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Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said it’s good to see players like Carter still going, especially in a league that last summer lost stalwarts Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett to retirement. The two have become close over the past few years, even sitting together at last year’s NCAA national championship game in Houston. The Spurs watched Sunday’s Super Bowl as a team, taking over a banquet room at their hotel …